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Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Partition Referees and Receivers have quasi-judicial immunity

A number of articles previously published in Receivership News have pointed out that while it is clear that receivers appointed by federal courts have quasi-judicial immunity ( See, New Alaska Dev. Corp. v. Guetschow, 869...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Referees Settle Independent Contractor FLSA Action: No “Penalty” For Either Side

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The issue of whether athletic referees are independent contractors has surfaced a few times in the last few years. Here, in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (the PIAA) that engages these...more

Burr & Forman

SC body bag noncompete case exhumed, revisited

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Two years ago, we wrote about a noncompete decision in which a special referee found a business seller had breached a sales agreement by violating both a noncompete covenant and an exclusive sales provision contained in the...more

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Appraisal is an Appraisal is an Appraisal, Except in Mass.

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Like Gertrude Stein’s “rose”, an appraisal is an appraisal is an appraisal except in Massachusetts. Massachusetts’ version of appraisal is a statutory process named “reference.” Although a reference proceeding is very similar...more

Cozen O'Connor

When a Policy Limits Offer is Not Enough: A Cautionary Tale of a Failure to Settle Case

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In a recent unpublished decision, the California Court of Appeals upheld a $3 million judgment against an auto liability insurer that rejected proposed language in a settlement agreement, notwithstanding the insurer’s policy...more

Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

Serving the Master: Challenging the Authority Power or Jurisdiction of the Master-in-Equity

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“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.” – Ernest Hemingway Masters-in-equity and special referees operate only when the circuit courts refer actions to them. Rule 53 of the South...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Employed vs Self Employed Status

Mr Conroy, a referee, brought a claim for unfair dismissal against the Scottish Football Association (SFA). The Employment Tribunal agreed with the SFA's argument that Mr Conroy was self-employed (as opposed to an employee),...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 65-World Cup Report-Part I

The FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report, Episode 65 is out. In this episode, I begin a 4 part World Cup series with Mike Brown, Managing Director of Infortal. In this episode we discuss bribery and corruption of referees and...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Can a Receiver Be Assigned to a Referree by Stipulation, and Take Instruction from the Referee?

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Can a receiver be assigned to a referee by stipulation, and take instruction from the referee? A receiver is an officer of the court, appointed by and directed by the court....more

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